The Discussion of Asset Pricing in the Text Suggests That

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Essay

The discussion of asset pricing in the text suggests that an investor will be indifferent between two bonds which have equal yields to maturity as long as they are of equivalent default risk. Can you think of any real-world factors which might make a given investor prefer one of these bonds over the other?

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